Asia

Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India

MONTREAL, Oct 19, 2023 (AFP) - Canada said Thursday it had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India -- fallout from a…

NKorea’s Kim wants ‘forward-looking’ ties with Russia

SEOUL, Oct 19, 2023 (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday he wants to build a "forward-looking"…

Presidents Xi, Putin to freshen decade-long friendship at Beijing summit

By Peter CATTERALL, Matthew WALSH BEIJING, Oct 16, 2023 (AFP) - Ten years after toasting a budding friendship, Xi Jinping…

Canada slams China for “dangerous” intercept of maritime patrol aircraft

OTTAWA, Oct 16, 2023 (AFP) - Canada's defense minister on Monday slammed Chinese fighter jets' "dangerous and reckless" intercept of…

After China, Russia suspends Japanese seafood imports

MOSCOW, Oct 16, 2023 (AFP) - Russia on Monday followed its ally China in suspending all Japanese seafood imports over…

China gears up for China’s Belt and Road Initiative forum amid Israel-Gaza conflict shadow

BEIJING, Oct 16, 2023 (AFP) - China prepared on Monday to host representatives of 130 countries for a forum that…

Former Bank of China chairman arrested for corruption

BEIJING, Oct 16, 2023 (AFP) - The former chairman of the Bank of China has been formally arrested for suspected…

North Korea sends military equipment to Russia for potential use in Ukraine – White House

North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia in recent weeks for use…

Afghans flee western region after fresh earthquake kills two

By Mohsen KARIMI HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 15, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake killed two people in western Afghanistan…

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin expected in Beijing, more dependent than ever on China

By James Edgar and Oliver Hotham BEIJING, Oct 14, 2023 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to China next…

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